UK Bus Summit Review 2019, a publication devoted to the UK’s main mode of public transport. This publication has been produced by Passenger Transport, in association with Transport Times Events, to co-incide with the fourth annual UK Bus Summit. This event will be held in London at the QEII Conference...

Issue 200 of Passenger Transport is published on January 11. Contents include: LEAD STORY ‘Bus use decline can be reversed’ Ahead of next month’s UK Bus Summit in London, senior bus industry figures have argued that a sustained decline in bus use across Great Britain is not inevitable....

Ahead of next month’s UK Bus Summit in London, senior bus industry figures have argued that a sustained decline in bus use across Great Britain is not inevitable. But the industry needs a long-term investment strategy and help with congestion The decline in bus use across the United Kingdom...

In many ways, 2018 was an extremely challenging year for the transport sector. But buckle up, because 2019 will be a bumpy ride In 2018, we saw the great train timetable fiasco, which Chris Grayling attempted to blame on everyone else A new year is a time for...

UK’s first hydrogen-powered trains could operate from 2021 Eversholt’s ‘Breeze’ hydrogen multiple units Train manufacturer Alstom and rolling stock leasing company Eversholt have announced that they expect the UK’s first hydrogen-powered trains to be operating in 2021. It follows the completion of an engineering study and design concept...

Stagecoach planning £21.5m bid for support from the government’s £48m Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme for fleet of full electric double-deckers Alexander Dennis has already won orders for bettery-powered Enviro400 EV City vehicles from Metroline Stagecoach is seeking government funding for a ambitious £56m plan to deliver Europe’s largest single investment in electric buses...

Rhodri Clark spoke to Colin Lea, mobilisation director at Transport for Wales Rail Services The entire fleet used by ATW will be replaced between 2019 and 2024, mostly with 148 new trains The months and years ahead will be ones of major change at Wales and Borders, for employees and passengers alike. The...

London mayor Sadiq Khan’s desire to extend the Overground is matched by transport secretary Chris Grayling’s desire to stop him Investment: new Overground trains at Bombardier’s Derby site It was no surprise to see the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, recently renew his calls for more suburban rail services to be transferred...

Chris Grayling has shamelessly blamed others and he is always reacting to events, not leading them. It’s time he was moved on Chris Grayling was made transport secretary in July 2016 I have always liked that old 1967 Hollies song, King Midas In Reverse. Here’s a couple of verses: It’s plain to...

A trip to San Francisco, a global showcase of mobility innovation, demonstrated that ‘classic’ public transport needs to raise its game San Francisco seems to be at the epicentre of every new transport innovation being discussed on a global scale Disruption continues in the world of mobility. Opportunities are leading to new...

It’s amazing that public transport providers openly support gay events in their localities. Love is all around. But it wasn’t always It’s a credit to our industry that public transport providers openly support gay events in their localities Quite rightly, we hear an awful lot about diversity and celebrating diversity in public transport....

Next month the global Intelligent Transport Systems community will gather in the Danish capital for the four-day 2018 ITS World Congress Copenhagen, with its long history as a vibrant Baltic maritime hub, is set to play host to the 25th Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress. With ‘ITS – Quality of Life’ as...

Transport secretary outlines the new public-private partnership models which could be applied to the East Coast franchise in two years’ time Transport secretary Chris Grayling appeared before MPs last week Transport secretary Chris Grayling has indicated that he will not let the next East Coast rail franchise under a conventional private sector franchising...

The grievances of rail users may be well grounded, but the Labour leader’s leap to renationalisation is not. It is a knee-jerk reaction The world has moved on, but Jeremy Corbyn has not Goodbye Lenin was a wonderfully endearing and funny film. Released in 2003, it tells the story of a staunch supporter...

Big shifts are going on – crises for bus and rail, ‘big tech’ reined in and an active travel revolution underway in Greater Manchester Whilst the summer weather has been day after day of serene blue skies, politics has been anything but. The arcane detail of rival concepts of Brexit (or no Brexit...

Innovations: Practical application of technology in passenger transport. Supporting Euro Bus Expo 2018 technology exhibitors Click on the image below to view Innovations (Issue 40, Summer 2018). If you are viewing the site on a mobile or tablet device, tap here to read the supplement.

Memorandum of Understanding is first time two devolved local authorities have committed to share knowledge and work towards common goals Sadiq Khan (left) and Andy Street at London’s Traffic Control Centre A knowledge-sharing agreement between London and the West Midlands will enable the two to learn from each other to improve not only...